“Was I not a girl I would be a Soldier!” 881: Margaret Ann Bulkley One of The First European Doctors to Perform a Successful C-Section Born: c.1789-1795, Cork, Ireland (Present-day Cork, Republic of Ireland) Died: 25 July 1865, London, United Kingdom Also Known As: Dr. James Barry Margaret’s medical feat occurred while serving in Cape…
869: Dr. Susan ‘Doc Susie’ Anderson One of the First Female Doctors in Colorado Born: 31 January 1870, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America Died: 16 April 1960, Denver, Colorado, United States of America Susie was the inspiration for TV’s Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. Susie practiced medicine for sixty years. Susie’s family moved to…
859: Roger Arliner Young The First African American Woman to get a PhD in Zoology Born: 1899, Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States of America* Died: 9 November 1964, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America Roger worked as a zoologist, biologist, and marine biologist. She published her first scholarly article in 1924 and received her…
“It’s going to be hard work whether you think it’s fun or not, so you might as well have fun while you’re doing the hard work.” 795: Dr. Carol Greider Molecular Biologist Born: 15 April 1961, San Diego, California, United States of America Full Name: Carolyn Widney Greider Carol won the Nobel Prize in Physiology…
732: Mary Anderson Invented and Patented Windshield Wipers Born: 19 February 1866, Greene County, Alabama, United States of America Died: 27 June 1953, Monteagle, Tennessee, United States of America Her patent read, “Window cleaning device for electric cars and other vehicles to remove snow, ice or sleet from the window.” However, when Mary tried to…
731: Anna E Bågenholm Radiologist and World Record Holder Born: 1970, Vänersborg, Sweden Anna’s claim to fame is she is the previous record holder for lowest body temperature without dying (in 2010 a seven-year-old girl survived with 55.4-degree Fahrenheit temperature, beating Anna’s record, however Anna is still the only adult to survive such a low…
722: Bertha Benz The First Person to Drive an Automobile Long Distance Born: 3 May 1849, Pforzheim, Germany Died: 5 May 1944, Ladenburg, Germany Bertha was the wife and business partner of Karl Benz (Of Mercedes-Benz fame). It is said Bertha made her decision to make her mark on the world after finding the Family…
701: Janet Wojcicki Anthropologist and Epidemiologist Born: 8 January 1970, California, United States of America Janet’s sisters are the CEOs of YouTube (Susan) and 23andMe (Anne). Janet’s main study is obesity and how it develops in large populations. She has also studied the link between nutritional factors and HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa and the link…
“We who are educated have to be pioneers of Indian civilization. We have to prepare our people to live in the white man’s way, to use the white man’s books, and to use his laws if you will only give them to us. The white people have reached a high standard of civilization, but how…
689: Anne Wojcicki CEO of 23andMe. Born: 28 July 1973, San Mateo County, California, United States of America Anne is also a co-founder of the company. Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology. She co-founded 23andMe with Linda Avey and Paul Cusenza in 2006 after growing tired of Wall Street’s attitude towards the medical field….